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LibreOffice 3.3: Hands-on with the free office suite

The LibreOffice project came about late in 2010 when it became increasingly uncertain what Oracle's intentions were for OpenOffice.org, which it acquired after purchasing Sun.

By Keir Thomas | 26 January, 2011 06:56

Tags: desktop pcs, Document Foundation, hardware systems, Office, open source, productivity, software, staroffice/openoffice.org

LibreOffice 3.3 released, first since OpenOffice split

LibreOffice, the fork of the open source OpenOffice.org productivity suite, has released it first stable product in version 3.3, now available for download.

By Rodney Gedda | 26 January, 2011 01:00

Tags: LibreOffice, OpenOffice.org, open source, oracle, Sun Mircosystems

Oracle takes on Microsoft, Google with Cloud Office

Oracle on Wednesday announced Cloud Office 1.0, a Web-based productivity suite that is set to give online applications from Microsoft and Google a fresh dose of competition.

By Chris Kanaracus | 16 December, 2010 04:45

Tags: applications, cloud computing, Cloud Office, collaboration, Google, internet, Microsoft, Office suites, open source, oracle, software, Sun Microsystems

OpenOffice.org developers move to break ties with Oracle

Some developers of the OpenOffice.org desktop productivity suite announced a break from Oracle on Tuesday, introducing a new name for the project and establishing a new foundation to guide its future.

By Jeremy Kirk | 28 September, 2010 20:51

Tags: applications, Office suites, OpenOffice.org, open source, oracle, software

Oracle now charging US$90 for ODF-Office plug-in

Oracle has imposed a fee of US$90 per user on a plug-in for Microsoft Office that was available at no cost under Sun Microsystems' ownership.

By Chris Kanaracus | 21 April, 2010 06:25

Tags: microsoft office, odf, openoffice, oracle, plug-ins

OpenOffice 3.2 fixes several vulnerabilities

The latest version of OpenOffice fixes several vulnerabilities that could cause a computer to become compromised by a remote attacker.

By Jeremy Kirk | 18 February, 2010 04:27

Tags: open office

OOXML not suitable for Norwegian government, says study

Microsoft's XML-based office document format, OOXML, does not meet the requirements for governmental use, according to a new report published by the Norwegian Agency for Public Management and eGovernment (DIFI).

By Leif Martin Kirknes | 09 February, 2010 06:09

Tags: government, Norway, odf, ooxml, XML

Danish parliament sets rules for open document formats

The Danish Parliament has decided on a set of rules to which open document formats must adhere if they are to be used by state authorities after April 1, 2011, Denmark's Liberal Party said on Friday.

By Mikael Ricknäs | 01 February, 2010 05:23

Tags: Denmark, government, odf, ooxml

Amberdms gives open source accounting green light

New Zealand software company Amberdms has release a Web-based open source accounting and billing application aimed at simplifying business and customer management.

By Rodney Gedda | 17 December, 2009 12:42

Tags: accounting, accounting software, Amberdms, billing systems, open source

Google will release EtherPad as open source

EtherPad, the real-time hosted word processor Google acquired on Friday, will live on as open-source software instead of being discontinued in the coming months.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 08 December, 2009 06:49

Tags: EtherPad, Google, open source

KOffice 2.1 released, ups Microsoft Office compatibility

KOffice, a cross-platform open source office suite, has reached version 2.1 with the import and export of Microsoft Office on the list of big improvements.

By Rodney Gedda | 25 November, 2009 11:51

Tags: kde, KOffice, microsoft office, odf, open source

KOffice 2.0.0 tagged for release

After nearly two years in the making, the KOffice project will release version 2.0.0 of if its cross-platform office suite of the same name this week, adding features like scripting support and a new shape library.

By Rodney Gedda | 27 May, 2009 09:32

Tags: kde, kde4, KOffice, openoffice

Microsoft-led forum yields tools for OOXML interoperability

A German organization plans to build a tool to help developers test whether software they're developing can support documents compatible with the latest version of the Open Office XML (OOXML) standard.

By Elizabeth Montalbano | 19 May, 2009 03:46

Tags: Microsoft, ooxml, XML

Allianz removes walls of paper with open source ECM

The paperless office may still be a pipe dream, but insurance giant Allianz has freed up prime CBD office space by replacing paper-based processes with the Alfresco open source enterprise content management system.

By Rodney Gedda | 12 May, 2009 11:32

Tags: alfresco, Allianz, bpm, cms, ECM, jboss, workflow

OpenOffice.org 3.1 arrives, improves user interface

The first major release of the 3.0 series of open source office suite OpenOffice.org, version 3.1, is now available with big improvements in usability and the user interface.

By Rodney Gedda | 08 May, 2009 14:25

Tags: openoffice, open office, open source

Office 2007 SP2 supports ODF

As expected, Microsoft on Tuesday began letting users of Office 2007 download Service Pack 2, marking a milestone in the company's document format battles with governments and other vendors.

By Nancy Gohring | 29 April, 2009 05:01

Tags: Microsoft, microsoft office, odf, Office 2007, ooxml, openoffice

UK Tories consider open source and limit on size of gov't IT

The Tories could order the wholesale introduction of open source IT systems if they are returned to office at the next election.

By Computerworld UK staff | 28 January, 2009 08:56

Tags: government, open source

Report: Companies use Word out of habit, not necessity

Companies may use Microsoft Word for word processing out of habit rather than necessity and are beginning to consider other alternatives as the Web has changed the way people create and share documents, according to a Forrester Research report.

IBM finalizing free Symphony office suite for Macs

Taking aim at the Microsoft Office franchise on the Macintosh, IBM announced Tuesday that its free Lotus Symphony suite of personal productivity applications will come out of beta for the Apple Inc. hardware platform later this month.

By Eric Lai | 07 January, 2009 09:35

Tags: Symphony

ISO publishes Office Open XML specification

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published the specification for a Microsoft-created file format that caused bitter debate during its path to become an international standard.

By Jeremy Kirk | 20 November, 2008 07:37

Tags: iso, Office Open XML